Articles by Grist staff

That Sinking Feeling

International climate talks in The Hague, Netherlands, collapsed on Saturday, with U.S. and European negotiators unable to agree on a plan for reducing emissions of heat-trapping greenhouse gases. Two weeks of negotiations were intended to flesh out the details of the Kyoto climate change treaty, but in the end the Europeans rejected a plan that […]

Delhi Order: Hold the Pollution

Thousands of workers and factory owners took to the streets in New Delhi, India, last week following an order by the Supreme Court to shut down polluting factories in residential sections of the city, one of the most polluted metropolitan areas in the world. After two days of protests, three deaths, dozens of injuries, and […]

They're Not Making a List, They're Not Checking It Twice

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service declared last week that it would not add any animals or plants to the endangered species list until next fall because it is so busy trying to cope with lawsuits filed against the agency by environmentalists pushing for stronger species protections. Enviros criticized the decision. “Fish and Wildlife is […]

Pool's Paradise

Environmentalists and private landowners in Mexico struck an agreement last week to protect 7,000 acres of the Mexican desert, one of the largest private land conservation deals in the country, enviros say. The land on the edge of the Sierra Madre in the state of Coahuila, known as Ranch of the Blue Pools because it […]